Robert Montgomery takes you back to
pre-WWII style country music with his renditions of
knockdown banjo and singing from the likes of Uncle Dave
Macon and Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones, but also plays the
hard-driving, traditional bluegrass style. Robert also
performs and sings country rags on guitar favoring Sam and
Kirk McGee.
Robert was introduced to old time mountain music when he was
around three years old. His father listened to the Grand Ole
Opry every Saturday night on the family's radio. When Robert
was 12 years old, he took guitar lessons from Mr. Jeriel
Parker and learned the basics. He taught himself banjo from
listening to Grandpa and Oswald on the Opry, and he further
learned from his friend, Leroy Troy. An Alabama native
and graduate of Auburn University, Robert has placed or won
in literally dozens of regional and national contests,
including the 2004 Old-Time Banjo National championship at
Uncle Dave Macon Days in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, one of the
premium music contests in the South. Montgomery has also won
awards for old-time singing, Appalachian folk singing,
mandolin, and guitar. In July 2002 he played on the Opry
Star Spotlight, a live radio show on WSM 650 AM Radio in
Nashville. He plays with a talented group of musicians,
playing bluegrass and old-time music. Montgomery is known
for his wit and stage-presence as well as his musical
talent. You simply must see Robert toss and spin his banjo
without missing a note. Uncle Dave would be proud.